Philosophy

Notre Dame emphasizes academic achievement to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing future. We aim to educate the whole child, since our primary focus is on those young people who expect to pursue higher education at the conclusion of their years at Notre Dame. In striving to achieve these goals, we recognize and seek to compliment the parents' role as primary educators of their children.

Notre Dame serves as a resource for the greater community by providing strong college candidates and well prepared young adults able to make significant contributions to society. In its efforts to promote the holistic education of each student, Notre Dame concentrates its efforts in the areas of:

Religious development where, to live as active believing Christians, students are provided with both religious knowledge and spiritual formation. Therefore, our priority is the deepening of personal faith and the buidling of our Catholic/Chrisitan community among students, faculty and staff;
Academic develoment where Notre Dame High School encourages the growth of life-long learning skills including intellectual discrimination, careful judgement, and disciplined articulation. The curriculum is flexible, satisfying the requirements of a college preparatory high school, capable of accomodating varying needs of students;
Physical development where students learn the value and reationship between one's physical health and emotional and spiritual well being;
Co-curricular development that fosters cooperation, initiative and close interaction with the school community and the larger community;
Cultural development where students come to know and appreciate their own cultural background as well as the uniqueness of other cultures in our world;
Preperation for life where students begin assuming a more adult-like role of community service in the communities of family, Church and the world.